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Does this quote from Warrior to Dibiase sum up the "business"?
“You were so smart about the business, Teddy, you were too stupid to figure out how it really works. Guys like you funded petty cash. Guys like me — and Hogan and Savage at the time — paid the mortgages and the travel bills and the production costs of the whole operation. Your profit making contribution was like hitting three cherries on a nickel slot machine. Mine was like hitting the Powerball Jackpot. I earned my limousine. Yours was provided as part of your silly gimmick. Reality check: my quarterly royalty checks were for more money than you made in a whole year. It was never about who could draw money with a guy like you — it was always about who could draw money with a guy like me. Guys like you were one-of-many. Guys like me were one-of-a-kind.”
Scott Steiner had a similar stance in a shoot interview where he said (I'm paraphrasing) Hogan was the best wrestler of all time because he drew the most. We always talk about work rate, technical skills, etc in determining who is the best, but if wrestling is first and foremost entertainment, are those who actually put butts in the seats and attract mainstream fans and ratings the best even if they won matches with leg drops and FUs? |
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